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you're going to have 10% less service, it's going to be worse than it is. >> but jonas has said the faa is funded by taxpayers anyway, from fees and taxes. so what are they talk being? go ahead, gary b. >> you know, jonas says we have one of the worst air traffic control systems, i don't know if that's true, but it is pretty bad. but one of the problems with that is they're just terrible managers, getting back to toby's point. under that air traffic umbrella, they have 31,000 employees, half of which are air traffic controllers. if you're any kind of smart manager, you'd say, let's furlough the guys that aren't air traffic controllers. the other thing they did was, they made these furloughs, it didn't matter if you were atlanta hearts field airport or allentown airport, you had the same impact. you think, huh, maybe we should prioritize the hubs. this is just being a smart manager and they're not doing that. >> gary b's point, we've heard from democrats and republicans, both sides, they're saying this really was a political food fight down there and one in washington, d.c., was about po
you're going to have 10% less service, it's going to be worse than it is. >> but jonas has said the faa is funded by taxpayers anyway, from fees and taxes. so what are they talk being? go ahead, gary b. >> you know, jonas says we have one of the worst air traffic control systems, i don't know if that's true, but it is pretty bad. but one of the problems with that is they're just terrible managers, getting back to toby's point. under that air traffic umbrella, they have 31,000...
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>> we will begin to look at every contract at faa. we will look at our opportunities to do what we have to do to come up with a billion dollars, and $600 million at faa. these things will begin to be phased in. >> the other point to pin you down on, frankly, is security. not just lines at the airport but safety when it comes to protecting the traveling public. can you give us your assurances about that. >> tfa and security lines are under janet napolitano at the department of homeland security. i will say this. we will never compromise on safety. people are going to be safe flying. >> here is the reality. this is 2% of your budget. a billion dollars is a lot of money to anybody, right. but relative to the federal budget, it's relatively small. why, instead of worrying about dire consequences aren't you and your managers coming up with the best way to make these cuts that protect essential services. >> we are going to protect essential services and we're going to look at all of our contracts. we're going to look at all nonpersonnel ite
>> we will begin to look at every contract at faa. we will look at our opportunities to do what we have to do to come up with a billion dollars, and $600 million at faa. these things will begin to be phased in. >> the other point to pin you down on, frankly, is security. not just lines at the airport but safety when it comes to protecting the traveling public. can you give us your assurances about that. >> tfa and security lines are under janet napolitano at the department of...
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up here first, fliers breathing a sigh of relief this morning after congress grounds those faa furloughs that were causing those massive delays across the country. but did washington, d.c.'s move this week show this can be cut without all the pain everybody was freaking out about? that'sp my mother made the best toffee in the world. it's delicious. so now we've turned her toffee into a business. my goal was to take ande and make it happen. i'm janet long and i formed my toffee company through legalzoom. never really thought i would make money doing what i love. [ robert ] we created legalzoom to help people start their business and launch their dreams. go to legalzoom.com today and make your business dream a reality. at legalzoom.com we put the law on your side. ♪ [ male announcer ] every car we build must make adrenaline pump and pulses quicken. ♪ to help you not just stay alive.. but feel alive. the c-class is no exception. it's a mercedes-benz, through and through. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional offers through mercedes-benz financial services. to fly home
up here first, fliers breathing a sigh of relief this morning after congress grounds those faa furloughs that were causing those massive delays across the country. but did washington, d.c.'s move this week show this can be cut without all the pain everybody was freaking out about? that'sp my mother made the best toffee in the world. it's delicious. so now we've turned her toffee into a business. my goal was to take ande and make it happen. i'm janet long and i formed my toffee company through...
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up here first, fliers breathing a sigh of relief this morning after congress grounds those faa furloughs that were causing those massive delays across the country. but did washington, d.c.'s move this week show things can be cut without all the pain everybody was freaking out about? that's up next but we can still help you see your big picture. with the fidelity guided portfolio summary, you choose which accounts to track and use fidelity's analytics to spot trends, gain insights, and figure out what you want to do next. all in one place. i'm meredith stoddard and i helped create the fidelity guided portfolio summary. it's one more innovative reason serious investors are choosing fidelity. now get 200 free trades when you open an account. try align. it's the number one ge recommended probiotic that helps maintain digestive balance. ♪ stay in the groove with align. ♪ need help keeping your digesve balance in sync? try align. it's a probiotic that fortifies your digestive system with healthy bacteria 24/7. because your insides set the tone. stay in the groove with align. >> live from a
up here first, fliers breathing a sigh of relief this morning after congress grounds those faa furloughs that were causing those massive delays across the country. but did washington, d.c.'s move this week show things can be cut without all the pain everybody was freaking out about? that's up next but we can still help you see your big picture. with the fidelity guided portfolio summary, you choose which accounts to track and use fidelity's analytics to spot trends, gain insights, and figure...
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but it is not allowed now and it will likely be 2015 before the faa even issues rigs. so you can't put off ordering aunt mildred's presents until christmas eve this year, wusa9. >> fedex chairman, fred smith, told wired magazine four years ago that he wanted to switch from trucks to drones as soon as possible. but that he, too, was waiting on the faa. >>> that commuter train turns out it was traveling 82 miles per hour as it was rolling up on a 30-mile per hour zone. it's too early to say whether human error or equipment failure led to this weekend's deadly crash. four people died, dozens of others were hurt in the bronx. some says the latest on the victims, the survivors and the investigation. >> among the four fatalities of sunday's train derailment, 54-year-old, donna smith. >> donna was a wonderful person. she was kind, neighborly, friendly. >> in addition to those killed, at least 67 were injured. >> i became aware of the screeching metal and i realized, this is a train crash and this is happening. >> investigators and survivors now have the same question. why? >>
but it is not allowed now and it will likely be 2015 before the faa even issues rigs. so you can't put off ordering aunt mildred's presents until christmas eve this year, wusa9. >> fedex chairman, fred smith, told wired magazine four years ago that he wanted to switch from trucks to drones as soon as possible. but that he, too, was waiting on the faa. >>> that commuter train turns out it was traveling 82 miles per hour as it was rolling up on a 30-mile per hour zone. it's too...
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the faa received those recommendations. still no gadgets on takeoffs and landings, but that could change. >>> all right. let's start you off with maryland's most powerful radar. had an isolated shower over garrett county. now that's a done deal. let's take weather in motion. sun mixed with cloud cover. that was pretty much the deal all day long, continues to be as the sun heads down. the sun sets at 6:530. mt. airy, just a mix of clouds. pretty much what we're seeing on the west side of the city. 73 degrees. the humidity is bone dry. dew point is down to 47. low humidity and cool start in the morning climbing to near 80 late in the phone. temperature setup, look at this across the state. this isgoer jussments 70 at the beach. 73 in easton. 75 the hagerstown way. warmer at two, three, four degrees and upper 70s late tomorrow afternoon. humidity is dry and comfortable. out further west you see some activity in terms of a few showers sneaking in the high country of west virginia. the frontal boundary has lost all ofs it steam.
the faa received those recommendations. still no gadgets on takeoffs and landings, but that could change. >>> all right. let's start you off with maryland's most powerful radar. had an isolated shower over garrett county. now that's a done deal. let's take weather in motion. sun mixed with cloud cover. that was pretty much the deal all day long, continues to be as the sun heads down. the sun sets at 6:530. mt. airy, just a mix of clouds. pretty much what we're seeing on the west side...
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again, we're being told by the faa that this was a crash landing. what they call a textbook crash landing. the tail broke off the plane. the fuselage at the top, you can see partially burned, most of it is gone, and as you look at this picture right now, you can see there is no tail section, there is no rudder on this plane. we did see the emergency slides deploy as well. and we're getting all sorts of new information here as well. i'm being told just at the top of the hour in just a few minutes there's going to be a press conference in san francisco. there's going to be another press conference at the bottom of the hour at 5:30 eastern time from washington and the faa. we can also tell you this, a national security officials tells cnn there are no signs of terrorism from this crash, that flights have been canceled in and out of san francisco's international airport. many of them because it's a large airport have been diverted to l.a.x., i know there are other airports that are closer, but l.a.x. is a much bigger airport and can absorb some of the p
again, we're being told by the faa that this was a crash landing. what they call a textbook crash landing. the tail broke off the plane. the fuselage at the top, you can see partially burned, most of it is gone, and as you look at this picture right now, you can see there is no tail section, there is no rudder on this plane. we did see the emergency slides deploy as well. and we're getting all sorts of new information here as well. i'm being told just at the top of the hour in just a few...
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the faa has negotiated in bad faith with the faa employees, the airlines, flying public, and the congress. the administration has played shameful politics with sequestration at the cost of hard-working american families. as i have often said, this is no way to run a government. the congress is stepping in to correct the problems, created by the administration's inaction. we are taking this step because of the mismanagement of this important function for the safety of all americans who fly and on behalf of the commerce that depends on a reliable air system. we are taking this action to end the administration's political games that are threatening our passengers' rights and safety. the fact that we are here today trying to solve this problem is a result of the sequester. i remind you the president brought the sequester to the table. in an effort to avoid the arbitrary $1.2 trillion of cuts mandated by the budget control act, twice the majority in this house have passed legislation that would have replaced the sequestration with targeted spending cuts of an equal dollar amount. the senate ha
the faa has negotiated in bad faith with the faa employees, the airlines, flying public, and the congress. the administration has played shameful politics with sequestration at the cost of hard-working american families. as i have often said, this is no way to run a government. the congress is stepping in to correct the problems, created by the administration's inaction. we are taking this step because of the mismanagement of this important function for the safety of all americans who fly and...
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alex savidge is live to explain the changes the faa is calling for and why the new rules are targeting foreign pilots. alex, good morning. >> reporter: the faa surging all foreign pilots coming into sfo to use a gps system when they touchdown at runways 28r and 28l. 28l is where the asiana flight. they are concerned that others -- that manual landings. normally on a clear day pilots coming into sfo would do what is called a visual approach. they wouldn't rely solely on their cock pit instruments. they have had more aborted landings than usual. that is why they used this rule. the faa says this is a temporary change that was brought about in part because an instrument system known as the glide slope indicators has been out of service here at sfo since early june. and that system that glide slope is not scheduled to come back anline until late august. live this morning in millbrae alex savidge. ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the passengers on board san allee gent airline flight from iowa to florida are being driven to their destination after making an unscheduled stop in georgia. the pilot not
alex savidge is live to explain the changes the faa is calling for and why the new rules are targeting foreign pilots. alex, good morning. >> reporter: the faa surging all foreign pilots coming into sfo to use a gps system when they touchdown at runways 28r and 28l. 28l is where the asiana flight. they are concerned that others -- that manual landings. normally on a clear day pilots coming into sfo would do what is called a visual approach. they wouldn't rely solely on their cock pit...
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faa -- there has to be some impact. that's the reason we're announcing what we're announcing. >> mr. secretary, what sort of impact will these delays have on the airline industries and their financials, specifically? do you have any forecast for what that will do? >> well, we're talking to the airline industry today -- a4a, which represents all of the airlines, we're talking to them. we'll be probably talking to individual airlines. we're making this announcement today, and obviously we have to work through with them what impact this will have. but there's no question they're going to have to restrict some of the flights that they currently -- are on their books to fly in the next -- within the next 30 days. >> will they be required to compensate passengers for delays? >> you'll have to talk to them about that. >> i mean, isn't that part of u.s. law that they have to do that? where does this figure into that? >> you'll have to talk to the airlines about that. yes. >> just to be clear, have the airlines specifically said
faa -- there has to be some impact. that's the reason we're announcing what we're announcing. >> mr. secretary, what sort of impact will these delays have on the airline industries and their financials, specifically? do you have any forecast for what that will do? >> well, we're talking to the airline industry today -- a4a, which represents all of the airlines, we're talking to them. we'll be probably talking to individual airlines. we're making this announcement today, and...
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on wednesday, the faa reported 8 76 flights were delayed. now the bill was sent over by the senate unanimously last night. again, the measure will go back to the senate for approval. and then on to the president's desk for signature after it clears the house. the faa's decision to force unpaid day off every two weeks for all 47,000 employees, including 15,000 flight controllers. that began on monday and the ripple effects have been felt around the country since. >> congress and i have certainly had our differences. and i tried to be civil. to not take any cheap shots. and that's why i want to especially thank all the members who took a break from their exhausting schedule of not passing any laws to be here tonight. let's give them a big round of applause. >> past is prologue, right? the white house press corps with let their hair down and have the white house press dinner hosted by conan o'brien who tweeted yesterday in d.c. to perform at the white house correspondents' dinner, practicing my opening goofy sunglasses bit. joining me now is co
on wednesday, the faa reported 8 76 flights were delayed. now the bill was sent over by the senate unanimously last night. again, the measure will go back to the senate for approval. and then on to the president's desk for signature after it clears the house. the faa's decision to force unpaid day off every two weeks for all 47,000 employees, including 15,000 flight controllers. that began on monday and the ripple effects have been felt around the country since. >> congress and i have...
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the faa said it could develop solutions to the crisis the group was inundated with thousands of letters from concerned citizens that had invented ways the with trap doors of the cockpit with stewardesses with tranquilizer darts to play the cuban national anthem before takeoff and arrested the body to do the lyrics. [laughter] the most popular was for the faa to bill the box airport at the south florida feels they would think that they had reached amanda took that spark serious interest but then thought it would be too expensive. as the task force sifted through the proposals the hijackings continued a 74 year-old world war i veteran pulled a knife on the store is above south carolina black panther hijacked twa flight over nevada and are caught -- chocoholic car dealer to go for the flight so he could hit the beach upon landing in havana so shortly after there is one of two outcomes. rocky had heard the purpleheart after carryback to the u.s. from vietnam and he demanded the money the was so dense of the marines with held his salary that year in the into dollars but they said the leader
the faa said it could develop solutions to the crisis the group was inundated with thousands of letters from concerned citizens that had invented ways the with trap doors of the cockpit with stewardesses with tranquilizer darts to play the cuban national anthem before takeoff and arrested the body to do the lyrics. [laughter] the most popular was for the faa to bill the box airport at the south florida feels they would think that they had reached amanda took that spark serious interest but then...
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seventy percent of the faa's operations budget is personnel. the faa must furlough 47,000 employees for up to 11 days between now and the end of the fiscal year. and that's why secretary lahood, here in this room two months ago, called on congress to replace these dumb sequester cuts and put instead in place a smarter approach to deficit reduction. remember, this is a result of sequester that was never meant to be law. and it was never meant to be law for reasons like this -- because the across-the-board nature of cuts. and in an agency like dot and the faa, because they're personnel-heavy, the effect of these cuts inevitably will be felt at the personnel level. congress can act. it could have acted in the past. it could have brought down the sequester and avoided it entirely. congress could act now to do that. republicans in congress could decide that the victory party is over and it's time to get serious about the economy, get serious about the effects of the sequester on americans across the country in a variety of ways, and either postpone
seventy percent of the faa's operations budget is personnel. the faa must furlough 47,000 employees for up to 11 days between now and the end of the fiscal year. and that's why secretary lahood, here in this room two months ago, called on congress to replace these dumb sequester cuts and put instead in place a smarter approach to deficit reduction. remember, this is a result of sequester that was never meant to be law. and it was never meant to be law for reasons like this -- because the...
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the faa. i'd also like to take this opportunity to speak to you about the so listation that the faa announced yesterday requesting interested state and local governments, eligible universities, and other public entities to develop six uas research and test sites around the country. this solicitation was done in accordance with the faa modernization and reform act of 2012 which directed the faa to establish the test sites in order to conduct the critical research that will help determine how best to safely integrate these systems into ours now. once the tests are conducted, later this year, we expect to learn how uas operate in different environments and how they impact air traffic operations. the test sites also inform the agency as we develop standards for certifying unmanned aircraft and determine the necessary air traffic requirements. in addition to the test sites, faa is publishing a notice in the federal register asking the public to review draft privacy language and provide input. the b
the faa. i'd also like to take this opportunity to speak to you about the so listation that the faa announced yesterday requesting interested state and local governments, eligible universities, and other public entities to develop six uas research and test sites around the country. this solicitation was done in accordance with the faa modernization and reform act of 2012 which directed the faa to establish the test sites in order to conduct the critical research that will help determine how...
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if there was a line item at the faa, the faa was still have to because of theat inflexibility of the sequestration law. that shows the sequestration is a bad approach. we to replace it with something more long term. host: martin, a republican. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. of the employees of the faa are air traffic controllers. and that their budget this year is larger after the budget. i will wait for that common. stop using the code word "balance." just say you're going to raise taxes. say i willy to continue with a balanced approach. i think that is the right approach. 40,000 ,000 of the employees at the faa are air- traffic controllers. most of the employees at the faa are subject to this furlough. that is because of the inflexibility of the sequestration law. host: lewis from maryland. caller: thank you for taking my call. tohought they were going control the air traffic by satellite and the gps system. would this given some time with the changes you have now and the number of air traffic controllers being laid off. could they go to a satellite gps system?
if there was a line item at the faa, the faa was still have to because of theat inflexibility of the sequestration law. that shows the sequestration is a bad approach. we to replace it with something more long term. host: martin, a republican. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. of the employees of the faa are air traffic controllers. and that their budget this year is larger after the budget. i will wait for that common. stop using the code word "balance." just say...
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which protects the faa from furloughing its workers and causing continued airline gridlock. the sequester cuts forced delays on a total of 1200 flights on monday, about 1,000 on tuesday and 900 on wednesday. the bill is being trumpeted by republicans as a giant democratic cave-in. writing to his members this morning, eric cantor high-fived himself. by last night, senate democrats were adopting our targeted cut this not that approach. this victory is in large part as a result of our standing together under the banner of #obamaflightdelays. >>> plenty of other americans have little to celebrate. specifically those struggling the most -- the quick fix for flight delays misses the broader problem of the sequester. there will be no reducing cuts to meals on wheels act of 2013. nor will there be an insuring cancer treatment for medicare patients act of 2013. according to the editorial board of "u.s.a. today," as long as the cuts affected relatively powerless constituencies, few lawmakers seemed to care. this week, though, it hit well-heeled executive who is travel. the powerful ai
which protects the faa from furloughing its workers and causing continued airline gridlock. the sequester cuts forced delays on a total of 1200 flights on monday, about 1,000 on tuesday and 900 on wednesday. the bill is being trumpeted by republicans as a giant democratic cave-in. writing to his members this morning, eric cantor high-fived himself. by last night, senate democrats were adopting our targeted cut this not that approach. this victory is in large part as a result of our standing...
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the faa wasn't focused on the flight. incredibly it was still looking for flight 11 which had crashed into tower one of the world trade center 45 minutes earlier. >> yes. there's definitely another aircraft that hit the tower. that's the latest report we have. i can try to confirm and i.d. for you, but i would assume he's somewhere over either new jersey or somewhere further south. >> okay. so american 11 isn't the hijack at all then, right? >> no, he is a hijack. >> american 11 is a hijack? >> yes. this could be a third aircraft. >> tape after tape played for the commission showed that communication between the faa, its air-traffic control centers, and the military was a mess. >> the technician who took this call from the faa immediately passed the word to the mission crew commander. he in turn reported to the battle commander. >> okay, american airlines is still airborne, 11, first guy. he's headed towards washington. okay. i think we need to scramble langley right now and i'm going to take the fighters from otis and tr
the faa wasn't focused on the flight. incredibly it was still looking for flight 11 which had crashed into tower one of the world trade center 45 minutes earlier. >> yes. there's definitely another aircraft that hit the tower. that's the latest report we have. i can try to confirm and i.d. for you, but i would assume he's somewhere over either new jersey or somewhere further south. >> okay. so american 11 isn't the hijack at all then, right? >> no, he is a hijack. >>...
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dealing with the faa cuts when so many others are taking a real beating from the sequester. i had enough of feeling embarrassed about my skin. [ designer ] enough of just covering up my moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. i decided enough is enough. ♪ [ spa lady ] i started enbrel. it's clinically proven to provide clearer skin. [ rv guy ] enbrel may not work for everyone -- and may not clear you completely, but for many, it gets skin clearer fast, within 2 months, and keeps it clearer through 6 months. [ male announcer ] enbrel may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events, including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma, other cancers, nervous system and blood disorders, and allergic reactions have occurred. before starting enbrel, your doctor should test you for tuberculosis and discuss whether you've been to a region where certain fungal infections are common. you should not start enbrel if you have an infection like the flu. tell your doctor if you're prone to infections, have cuts or sores, have had hepatitis b, have been treated for heart
dealing with the faa cuts when so many others are taking a real beating from the sequester. i had enough of feeling embarrassed about my skin. [ designer ] enough of just covering up my moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. i decided enough is enough. ♪ [ spa lady ] i started enbrel. it's clinically proven to provide clearer skin. [ rv guy ] enbrel may not work for everyone -- and may not clear you completely, but for many, it gets skin clearer fast, within 2 months, and keeps it clearer...
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. >> reporter: the faa has ordered 14,750 air traffic controllers on furlough two days a month. that's to help make up for $600 million in mandatory budget cuts called sequester. the faa sahacaed 400 delays nationwide on sunday averaging 85 minutes at new york's laguardia airport and 70 minutes at jfk. sporadic delays were also reported monday in charlotte, north carolina, and jacksonville, florida. transportation department head ray lahood says there was no other choice. >> we eliminated contracts. we cut contracts. we eliminated temporary employees. we looked everywhere possible to avoid the kind of furloughs that are now taking place. >> reporter: not everyone agrees. nick represents the airline industry which is suing to stop the furloughs. >> the faa has a budget of $15.6 billion. in a budget that big surely they can find the money to not furlough the air traffic controllers and have this kind of rolling impact on the u.s. economy. it's going to cost a lot more. >> reporter: critics argue president obama wants the public to feel the effects of sequester to create pressure s
. >> reporter: the faa has ordered 14,750 air traffic controllers on furlough two days a month. that's to help make up for $600 million in mandatory budget cuts called sequester. the faa sahacaed 400 delays nationwide on sunday averaging 85 minutes at new york's laguardia airport and 70 minutes at jfk. sporadic delays were also reported monday in charlotte, north carolina, and jacksonville, florida. transportation department head ray lahood says there was no other choice. >> we...
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the faa deal cut today is what this chart looks like in real life. recent polling and research shows majority of americans, majority of americans do not travel by air in a given year. the minority of americans who do travel by air, who travel frequently enough to be inconvenienced after a month are certainly the more affluent among us. defining feature of congress since republicans control the house in 2010 is the fact that it has been wholly unresponsive to the groiinding economic mise and doing much of anything exception pursuing pet projects of the dennor class. and what happened today is like a perfect absurdom of that idea. and those that travel are themselves members of congress. this is one step away from voting themselves a pay raise in the midst of the sequester. >> you know, i have to travel probably more than most of my constituents and i face the same things that most people face. and i think my constituents know it. >> i think it was important to innvenience people in this t really unacceptable way. >> inconvenience people in an unaccept
the faa deal cut today is what this chart looks like in real life. recent polling and research shows majority of americans, majority of americans do not travel by air in a given year. the minority of americans who do travel by air, who travel frequently enough to be inconvenienced after a month are certainly the more affluent among us. defining feature of congress since republicans control the house in 2010 is the fact that it has been wholly unresponsive to the groiinding economic mise and...
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the faa's role is safety. anything in the national air space has to be safe, regardless of manned or unmanned. that's the paramount and only responsibility. the faa in this point in time is not responsible for privacy. that's a different issue that either the supreme court or the homeland security or other agencies are going to have to determine as far as that concern goes, but the faa is, right now, identifying test sites, and those sites will be utilized to assure we have safety in anything that goes into the national air space, so once we achieve that, them you'll be able to understand that it's okay to fly these things and take all of the advantages that i highlighted. >> looking at this and saying, you know, setting ceiling caps, who goes where? >> yes, but it's worth noting that this is only for small uavs, not integrating large ones on the scale we talk about for commercial aviation, particularly cargo, so, everybody appointments to the september 2015 as some imagine call date, only it's actually a smal
the faa's role is safety. anything in the national air space has to be safe, regardless of manned or unmanned. that's the paramount and only responsibility. the faa in this point in time is not responsible for privacy. that's a different issue that either the supreme court or the homeland security or other agencies are going to have to determine as far as that concern goes, but the faa is, right now, identifying test sites, and those sites will be utilized to assure we have safety in anything...
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i know the faa has finally weighed in. >> we just got a statement sent to us by faa spokeswoman christy greco out of washington, d.c. and i'm reading, at 11:36 a.m. pacific, asiana airline flight 214, a boeing 777 arriving from seoul, south korea, crashed while landing on runway 28 l at san francisco international afrlt representatives from the faa and ntsb are investigating and this is critical, the ntsb is the heed investigating agency. i also want to clear up some thing. the 777 has been flying around the world since the 1990s. this particular plane was put into service in 2006. the major configuration usually has about 300 passengers. this plane can carry up to 400 passengers, depending on how it is configured. we believe. we haven't been able to full confirm. there was a first class, of course, fewer seats in first class. a business class. and then the regular flight section. about 36 rows in all. the one gentleman we talk to was sitting in row 32. there were 291 passengers on board. plus the 16 crew members that were on board when this happened. as for exactly what happened, we've
i know the faa has finally weighed in. >> we just got a statement sent to us by faa spokeswoman christy greco out of washington, d.c. and i'm reading, at 11:36 a.m. pacific, asiana airline flight 214, a boeing 777 arriving from seoul, south korea, crashed while landing on runway 28 l at san francisco international afrlt representatives from the faa and ntsb are investigating and this is critical, the ntsb is the heed investigating agency. i also want to clear up some thing. the 777 has...
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capitol and the faa temporarily put flag flights out of reagan international airport on hold. president obama spoke about the shooting. >> it's a shooting that targeted our military and civilian personnel. these are men and women who were going to work, doing their job, protecting all of us. >> in washington, d.c., i'm danielle olli danielle lee, nbcbay area.com. >>> in colorado, phone service there being restored in some communities that were simply cut off by fofood and water. the number of people unaccounted for will be dropping. more than 12 hung people who have not been heard from yet. as many as 1,000 people in larimer county still out there waiting to be rescued. more than a dozen helicopters will be searching all day long for residents that have been cut off. five deaths have been reported since flash flooding hit that state very, very hard just last week. and three red cross volunteers from right here in the bay area in colorado helping with this relief effort and more are expected to be sent out very, very soon. local offices are waiting to find out exactly what kind
capitol and the faa temporarily put flag flights out of reagan international airport on hold. president obama spoke about the shooting. >> it's a shooting that targeted our military and civilian personnel. these are men and women who were going to work, doing their job, protecting all of us. >> in washington, d.c., i'm danielle olli danielle lee, nbcbay area.com. >>> in colorado, phone service there being restored in some communities that were simply cut off by fofood and...
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the dates by which the faa has to integrate the airspace. tell us what that means briefly of both of you once we had that data in the skies are effectively opened, how is that going to roll out? are we going to start seeing drones immediately quick >> if you look at the faa, it does say that a 2015 timeframe. anything that goes into the national airspace has to be saved. that is their paramount and only responsibility. that's a different issue for the supreme court or homeland security rather agencies have to determine that concern. but the faa is right in identifying that those sites will be utilized to ensure their safety and anything that goes into the national airspace. once we achieve that camille understand it's okay to fly these things and take all the advantages. >> so they look at this and set ceiling tops and who can go where. >> it is worth noting it's not for integrating large uavs for commercial aviation and cargo. so everybody points this out number 2015 is some magical date when only it's a small step in knowing in what has to
the dates by which the faa has to integrate the airspace. tell us what that means briefly of both of you once we had that data in the skies are effectively opened, how is that going to roll out? are we going to start seeing drones immediately quick >> if you look at the faa, it does say that a 2015 timeframe. anything that goes into the national airspace has to be saved. that is their paramount and only responsibility. that's a different issue for the supreme court or homeland security...
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the faa moved one step closer, but forget annoying. is this safe? we're going to tell you if it's safe to have somebody playing angry birds on takeoff to landing. that's next. ♪ music retirement solutions from new york life can help you keep good going. we raise natureraised farms® on a 100% vegetarian diet with no antibiotics ever. look for natureraised farms® chicken at your local store. >>> you and your fees went flying this year. a record year for airline fees, but there are still some deals if you know where to look. more than $27 billion with a b generated from your pocket to the airlines from those a la cart fees. so where is this money coming from? it's coming from your poskt. for checked bags, and re -- with costs rising for air lirns but some airlines hit you parter than others. look at spirit, $100 to carry on a bag if it doesn't fit. bottom line, you need to factor in these extra charges when you're looking at fairs. if you have to be extra savvy. the cheaper days are tuesday, wednesday and saturday, the cheaper times --sh the best t
the faa moved one step closer, but forget annoying. is this safe? we're going to tell you if it's safe to have somebody playing angry birds on takeoff to landing. that's next. ♪ music retirement solutions from new york life can help you keep good going. we raise natureraised farms® on a 100% vegetarian diet with no antibiotics ever. look for natureraised farms® chicken at your local store. >>> you and your fees went flying this year. a record year for airline fees, but there are...
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we have been hearing a lot of conversation about faa and legislation in general. >> the faa is so unusual in terms of its sequester. they have been slow to figure out the situation on the other parts of the budget, basically everything. still, once the political pressure started to kick in, they were able to act pretty quickly. guest: i think this is the fastest i've seen. guest: you blink and they have a solution. boom. everyone acted really fast. >> there was an attempt by majority leader eric cantor. the headline says, house gop leaders are dealt a setback in health vote battle. what happened? guest: this is what he calls the make life work for americans. mistakes funding from the prevention side and feeds it into high-risk school programs. ity did not like it because tampered with the medicare act. there are many conservatives who are very angry about this. there a single mission is to repeal obamacare, not make it better. the year groups like heritage action, many conservative members in the house and they will not vote for those and once the conservative rebellions starts to build,
we have been hearing a lot of conversation about faa and legislation in general. >> the faa is so unusual in terms of its sequester. they have been slow to figure out the situation on the other parts of the budget, basically everything. still, once the political pressure started to kick in, they were able to act pretty quickly. guest: i think this is the fastest i've seen. guest: you blink and they have a solution. boom. everyone acted really fast. >> there was an attempt by...
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the faa has blown the deadlinings again and again. i want to ask you how serious concern that poses to you. and any good explanation for the delays? >> well, jerry, i know that many regulations faa is working on actually came out of the investigative activity that the ntsb undertook in other accident investigations. we are ambition and set the bar high. we set things easy to achieve and some hard things. they have done some hard things. for decades, we asked for them to reevaluate the flight duty time for a pilot. for decades we were not able to get it through. secretary lahood, administrate baseball bot, acting administrator they all worked the issue. we got flight duty time revision for the first time in decades. it was needed they have mad progress on number of activity. i think in the area of leadership, training upgrade training. crew training in the area of pilot records. there's work that needs to be done. and reviewing the doj report released on january 31 tion, the discusses that where they are in implementing those rigs and
the faa has blown the deadlinings again and again. i want to ask you how serious concern that poses to you. and any good explanation for the delays? >> well, jerry, i know that many regulations faa is working on actually came out of the investigative activity that the ntsb undertook in other accident investigations. we are ambition and set the bar high. we set things easy to achieve and some hard things. they have done some hard things. for decades, we asked for them to reevaluate the...
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this is faa that has to meet certain contract obligations with our controllers. we know that air travel is back at a par prior to 91/11. we know a lot of people are flying. we're not making this up, david. we're not making this up in order to put pain on the american people. we are required to cut a billion dollars, and we're going to do that unless congress gets together and works together and compromises on this issue. >> all right. so you talked about being an illinois guy. you talked about lincoln this week as you issued a challenge to republican. here is what you said? >> i suggest that my former colleagues on the republican side go see the movie "lincoln." because in the movie "lincoln" it shows how hard it was back then to get things done. but what lincoln did is he gathered people around him the way i believe president obama is doing by calling republicans, talking to them, trying to work with them. when that happens, big things get solved. >> mr. secretary, the president is not exactly rallying republicans and democrats together. what he's doing, and you
this is faa that has to meet certain contract obligations with our controllers. we know that air travel is back at a par prior to 91/11. we know a lot of people are flying. we're not making this up, david. we're not making this up in order to put pain on the american people. we are required to cut a billion dollars, and we're going to do that unless congress gets together and works together and compromises on this issue. >> all right. so you talked about being an illinois guy. you talked...
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this afternoon the faa grounded all 787s. what caused them to take such drastic measures. >> sad news about an actor from the 1970s who made his home here in the bay area. [ crickets chirping ] [ traffic passing ] ♪ [ music box: lullaby ] [ man on tv, indistinct ] ♪ [ lullaby continues ] [ baby coos ] [ man announcing ] millions are still exposed to the dangers... of secondhand smoke... and some of them can't do anything about it. ♪ [ continues ] [ gasping ] real big deals of the week. or why it doesn't have to be an adventure to stick to your new year's budget. because safeway gives you real big club card deals each week. right now, a case of arrowhead water is just $3.33. folgers is $7.99 for the large size. that's a huge deal. rise and shine. simply orange oj is just $2.88. real big deals this week and every week. only at safeway. ingredients for life. >>> an attempted jewelry store heist ended in a police chase and crash today. it started about 12:30 p.m. this afternoon. and ended a mile away. witnesses gave deputy
this afternoon the faa grounded all 787s. what caused them to take such drastic measures. >> sad news about an actor from the 1970s who made his home here in the bay area. [ crickets chirping ] [ traffic passing ] ♪ [ music box: lullaby ] [ man on tv, indistinct ] ♪ [ lullaby continues ] [ baby coos ] [ man announcing ] millions are still exposed to the dangers... of secondhand smoke... and some of them can't do anything about it. ♪ [ continues ] [ gasping ] real big deals of the...
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according to the faa it involves more than painting a new number. >> updating chart it is pilots use to navigate and airport directories and making sure that we alert pilots to the plane changes so a pilot looking to land on runway 29 is not surprised to see a 30 painted on the runway. >>> the same weather system that brought fierce winds to the bay area is delivering a spring snow storm to other parts of the country. wyoming is having road closures. freezing rain, snow also hit kansas. flights cancelled in denver. weather problems also affected flights bound for chicago oh hair. it was another windy day across the central valley. winds were not as strong as yesterday but strong enough to kick up a lot of dirt to make it look like a dust storm along interstate 5. >> our chief meteorologist bill martin is here to talk to us about it. >>> if you had a chance to go out to the great highway, there is lots of sand. especially if you live down on the beach, on one of the streets by the beach, lots of sand. highs got into the 70s and lowe 80s. today. wind advisory dropped. that's good. here
according to the faa it involves more than painting a new number. >> updating chart it is pilots use to navigate and airport directories and making sure that we alert pilots to the plane changes so a pilot looking to land on runway 29 is not surprised to see a 30 painted on the runway. >>> the same weather system that brought fierce winds to the bay area is delivering a spring snow storm to other parts of the country. wyoming is having road closures. freezing rain, snow also hit...
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i have spoken to the administrator of the faa. we are getting very good cooperation from the federal aviation administration, from boeing, and from other participants. we are working now with our counterparts in korea, the korean air and accident investigation board, and we will invite them to serve as a participant in our investigation. we're leaving now. we should arrive in san francisco in just a few hours and then we will get to work when we arrive. happy to take any questions. >> what do we think happened? obviously we have a lot of work to do. as you know when our teams arrive on scene they work to collect information. we'll certainly be looking at the aircraft to find the cockpit voice recorders and flight data recorders are functioning at the time of the accident. we'll look to get information from them as well as document the accident scene. it is still too early for us to tell. we haven't left washington yet. once we arrive in san francisco we'll have a lot better sense of what is going on and be able to provide addition
i have spoken to the administrator of the faa. we are getting very good cooperation from the federal aviation administration, from boeing, and from other participants. we are working now with our counterparts in korea, the korean air and accident investigation board, and we will invite them to serve as a participant in our investigation. we're leaving now. we should arrive in san francisco in just a few hours and then we will get to work when we arrive. happy to take any questions. >>...
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the faa is ordering safety inspections on boeing's 787 dreamliners. it follows a fire this month aboard a jet that was parked at heathrow airport in london. the problem was traced to an emergency beacon made by honeywell international. the faa is ordering boeing to remove or inspect the emergency localtor transmitters for pinched wires in the casing and evidence of heat or moisture. starting next month, the cruise industry will become more transparent. royal carnival, and norwegian cruise lines are agreeing to expand reporting of "at sea incidents." findings by the senate reveal since 2011, hundreds of crimes on board have gone unreported. out of nearly 1,000 crimes logged with the fbi, only 31 have been made public. this week, lawmakers are urging stronger industry oversight following dramatic high-profile problems on popular ships. "these particular incidents, which received significant media attention, did underscore the challenges and discomfort that passengers can be subjected to including days without power or plumbing, and raise questions about
the faa is ordering safety inspections on boeing's 787 dreamliners. it follows a fire this month aboard a jet that was parked at heathrow airport in london. the problem was traced to an emergency beacon made by honeywell international. the faa is ordering boeing to remove or inspect the emergency localtor transmitters for pinched wires in the casing and evidence of heat or moisture. starting next month, the cruise industry will become more transparent. royal carnival, and norwegian cruise lines...
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. >> about one third of the faa employees are being forced to stay home. >> we think it is outrageous and it jeopardizes public safety. >> the first shutdown since 1995, when president clinton and a gop run congress could not agree on funding programs like medicare and education. >> this is not about me and it is not about republicans here in congress. it is about fairness for the american people. >> in a letter to federal employees, the president apologize to americans for being treated like "punching bags." if there is one thing the congress and president did agree on, it was making sure that american troops are paid on time. john gonzales, abc 7 news. >> even if you are not a government worker, you will see signs of the shutdown all over our area. this is a look at the national mall, where some of the most popular attractions are closed to visitors. brianne carter continues our team coverage. >> museums and memorials along the national mall shuddered thanks to the shutdown. congress cause inability to reach a deal by last night's deadline also forced the zoo to close its doors and
. >> about one third of the faa employees are being forced to stay home. >> we think it is outrageous and it jeopardizes public safety. >> the first shutdown since 1995, when president clinton and a gop run congress could not agree on funding programs like medicare and education. >> this is not about me and it is not about republicans here in congress. it is about fairness for the american people. >> in a letter to federal employees, the president apologize to...
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too overreliant in. >> i think it is state to state in the air force world. >> late last month the faa issued its report. stay with us for continuing coverage of the ntsb hearing. look for the report throughout the day beginning tomorrow morning with today in the bay. >>> a tweak to an old system could help better predict natural disasters. scientists from nasa and the skrims institution in southern california added sensors. the sensors analyze the first moments of an earthquake and then show the more violent shaking that would follow. it would warn in seconds, maybe even minutes. it measures water in the atmosphere to forecast severe weather. >> now it is an extra piece that would indicate to issue a warning. >>> jeff ranieri has some good news if you are tired of the cold weather. >> i can almost feel the warming on this map across the bay area. temperatures running between five to seven degrees warmer at this hour. we're getting this warm he air building in from the pacific it is and jumping up half moon bay. you will see the trend in the 20s is at the freezing mark. not quite as co
too overreliant in. >> i think it is state to state in the air force world. >> late last month the faa issued its report. stay with us for continuing coverage of the ntsb hearing. look for the report throughout the day beginning tomorrow morning with today in the bay. >>> a tweak to an old system could help better predict natural disasters. scientists from nasa and the skrims institution in southern california added sensors. the sensors analyze the first moments of an...
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this afternoon, the faa grounded dreamliner flights. >> the lithium battery. that's a very serious problem now. one, you could call it an aberration. two, you have a real worry of a fire in a 787. >> we were planning to come home on the dreamliner. >> reporter: we sat down with him today, just a few hours after he returned instead on a boeing 767. he calls the issue a minor glitch. >> it's probably a one or two week delay and inconvenience, then we're back, literally off the ground. >> reporter: some passengers arrived at the san jose airport today, unaware that both inbound, and out bound flights were canceled. some were rerouted. travelers we spoke with, support the faa's move. >> i'm glad there's an agency looking out for travelers, i suppose. and the battery issue is a significant issue. >> reporter: the next scheduled ana dreamliner flight for here is friday. they're looking at continuing the service, however, with a different aircraft that has not yet been decided. maureen naylor, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> more details now, boeing released a statement ad
this afternoon, the faa grounded dreamliner flights. >> the lithium battery. that's a very serious problem now. one, you could call it an aberration. two, you have a real worry of a fire in a 787. >> we were planning to come home on the dreamliner. >> reporter: we sat down with him today, just a few hours after he returned instead on a boeing 767. he calls the issue a minor glitch. >> it's probably a one or two week delay and inconvenience, then we're back, literally off...
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planning to fly sometime soony why the faa says today is the first day travelers will really feel the effects. >>> we'll get to the latest on the boston investigation in a moment. >>> first developing news overnight in washington state. at least five people were killed by gunfire at an apartment building in a suburb south of seattle. among the dead a suspect who was shot by police officers on the scene. another two bodies found in the parking lot and two more bodies were found inside the building. we'll bring you the updates on this latest gun tragedy as we get them. >>> bells will ring at 2:50 to mark one week since the deadly marathon bombings struck and according to investigators the lone surviving suspect, dzhokhar tsarnaev, is responding to questioning. under heavy guard in the hospital he is undergoing brief rounds of interrogation apparently responding by writing his answers. the 19-year-old was shot through the neck in what some have speculated may have been a suicide attempt. despite largely republican calls to have him held as an enemy combatant, he could face federal charge
planning to fly sometime soony why the faa says today is the first day travelers will really feel the effects. >>> we'll get to the latest on the boston investigation in a moment. >>> first developing news overnight in washington state. at least five people were killed by gunfire at an apartment building in a suburb south of seattle. among the dead a suspect who was shot by police officers on the scene. another two bodies found in the parking lot and two more bodies were found...
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boeing fell 2% in after hours trading after faa grounded dream liners. and apple stock went up 4%. >> a veteran actor spent golden years here in the bay area has died. he was best known for the role in "diff'rent strokes", playing a wealthy white widower raising two sons of his african american housekeeper. a native of canada he had a long career in the movies and stage a cording to his daughter he died at home in livermore. conrad bain >>> a coalition of consumer groups is asking the federal government to take a look at the lending practices of san francisco based wells fargo bank. >> that is right. they're concerned about a program they claim is like a pay day loan product. >> michael finney is here now with a story of a woman comparing her experience to a debt trap. >> yes this, wells fargo prefers to call the program a direct deposit advance, charging 1 path $50 for every $20 borrowed. your loan must be paid in full when the next check arrives. the fee on the loan is equivalent of a percentage rate of 108%. a 30 day loan, 91%. annette smith of rockla
boeing fell 2% in after hours trading after faa grounded dream liners. and apple stock went up 4%. >> a veteran actor spent golden years here in the bay area has died. he was best known for the role in "diff'rent strokes", playing a wealthy white widower raising two sons of his african american housekeeper. a native of canada he had a long career in the movies and stage a cording to his daughter he died at home in livermore. conrad bain >>> a coalition of consumer...
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the faa is relaxing the rules on electronics like phones and laptops. danielle nottingham reports. >> reporter: airline passengers will soon be able to go gate to date, use -- gate, using e- readers, laptops. >> airlines can safely expand passenger use of portable electronic devices during all phases of flight. >> reporter: business traveler taznim cambati says the change will make her more productive. >> because you're waiting in a terminal for 20, 30, 40 minutes. that could be spent doing work. >> reporter: phone calls are still not allowed. and neither is surfing the web unless you're using the terminal's wifi connection. >> reporter: all gadget the will have to be put down during the safety instructions. >> i certainly believe there is relief for the flight attendants. they did not want to be sheriffs in the cabin. that's not what they're there for. >> reporter: the faa will have to sign off on each airline's plan for implementing the changes. some are ready to let passengers keep their devices on, as soon as they get the okay. danielle nottingham,
the faa is relaxing the rules on electronics like phones and laptops. danielle nottingham reports. >> reporter: airline passengers will soon be able to go gate to date, use -- gate, using e- readers, laptops. >> airlines can safely expand passenger use of portable electronic devices during all phases of flight. >> reporter: business traveler taznim cambati says the change will make her more productive. >> because you're waiting in a terminal for 20, 30, 40 minutes. that...
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this afternoon, the faa grounded dreamliner flights. >> the lithium battery. that's a very serious problem now. one, you could call it an aberration. two, you have a real worry of a fire in a 787. >> we were planning to come home on the dreamliner. >> reporter: we sat down with him today, just a few hours after he returned instead on a boeing 767. he calls the issue a minor glitch. >> it's probably a one or two week delay and inconvenience, then we're back, literally off the ground. >> reporter: some passengers arrived at the san jose airport today, unaware that both inbound, and out bound flights were canceled. some were rerouted. travelers we spoke with, support the faa's move. >> i'm glad there's an agency looking out for travelers, i suppose. and the battery issue is a significant issue. >> reporter: the next scheduled ana dreamliner flight for here is friday. they're looking at continuing the service, however, with a different aircraft that has not yet been decided. maureen naylor, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> more details now, boeing released a statement ad
this afternoon, the faa grounded dreamliner flights. >> the lithium battery. that's a very serious problem now. one, you could call it an aberration. two, you have a real worry of a fire in a 787. >> we were planning to come home on the dreamliner. >> reporter: we sat down with him today, just a few hours after he returned instead on a boeing 767. he calls the issue a minor glitch. >> it's probably a one or two week delay and inconvenience, then we're back, literally off...
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the furloughs by the faa had caused airport delays across this country. well, here's the president's take today. >> this week, the sequester hurt travelers who were stuck for hours in airports and on planes and arightly frustrated by it. and maybe because they fly home each weekend the members of congress who insisted on these cuts finally realized that they actually apply to them, too. >> nbc's white house correspondent kristen welker is at the white house for us. with a good saturday morning to you, kristen. i know the white house has been calling this a band-aid since the senate passed it on thursday night. so, will the president sign it once it hits his desk? >> hey, good morning, alex. and welcome to d.c. always great to have you here. you know, despite calling it a band-aid he is expected to sign this legislation in to law. and it stands to wonder how is he going to have leverage to essentially force congress to do anything about the remaining cuts? so basically what this legislation does is it cuts off, ends furloughs for about 1500 air traffic con
the furloughs by the faa had caused airport delays across this country. well, here's the president's take today. >> this week, the sequester hurt travelers who were stuck for hours in airports and on planes and arightly frustrated by it. and maybe because they fly home each weekend the members of congress who insisted on these cuts finally realized that they actually apply to them, too. >> nbc's white house correspondent kristen welker is at the white house for us. with a good...
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[laughter] the most hyper suggestion was for the faa to build a mock version of the international airport in a south florida field so the sky jackets would be duped into thinking they had reached have been. that a disparate series interest at the agency but was ultimately discarded as too expensive. as the ethics task force sifted through the mountain of proposals, the hijackings continued apace, each more outlandish than the last. a 74 year world war i veteran pulled a knife on these two stories in the skies above south carolina. a black panther, wanted for his role in a sentence as the shootout, hijacked a twa boeing 707 over nevada. an alcoholic used car dealer from baltimore took over an eastern flight while wearing bermuda shorts and sandals, so that he could hit the beach upon landing in havana. so shortly after this, there is one of two real milestone hijackings that would escalate the epidemic. this is the hijacking committed by raffaello. he had served in vietnam and earned a purple heart and upon coming back to the u.s. he had demanded the money he thought he was owed. he told t
[laughter] the most hyper suggestion was for the faa to build a mock version of the international airport in a south florida field so the sky jackets would be duped into thinking they had reached have been. that a disparate series interest at the agency but was ultimately discarded as too expensive. as the ethics task force sifted through the mountain of proposals, the hijackings continued apace, each more outlandish than the last. a 74 year world war i veteran pulled a knife on these two...
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. >>> up next, president obama signed legislation ending faa furloughs. he called it a short-term band-aid. next, a deep dive into why airport delays got lawmakers' attention while massive cuts in other federal programs have not. you're watching "the daily rundown" only on msnbc.?ñ?h >> that's the music. today we take a deep dive into the sequester cuts. those rules congress put in place to force the federal government to tighten its belt. it was working until last friday. that's when congressional lawmakers saw faa furloughs take their toll in the form of longer lines and flight delays. so they took action. kind of. what congress did was take money earmarked for airport repairs down the road and used it to plug the financial hole left by the sequester. president obama signed the legislation into law wednesday but before he did he criticized it as a short-term band-aid that treats the symptoms rather than the disease. >> these cuts are scheduled to keep falling across other parts of the government that provide vital services for the american people. and
. >>> up next, president obama signed legislation ending faa furloughs. he called it a short-term band-aid. next, a deep dive into why airport delays got lawmakers' attention while massive cuts in other federal programs have not. you're watching "the daily rundown" only on msnbc.?ñ?h >> that's the music. today we take a deep dive into the sequester cuts. those rules congress put in place to force the federal government to tighten its belt. it was working until last...
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wheel get a better sense around 6:00, 6:30 when the faa issues its daily ground delay program which basically outlines which of any flights will be delayed or canceled because of weather. >> what about weather, do you have any concerns about that? >> no, not really. >> your flight wasn't rescheduled from yesterday? >> no, no. i didn't even check the weather so i'm not sure what it's supposed to be there. hopefully it will be okay. >> reporter: yesterday at sfo, well over 100 flights that were canceled. we don't see any cancellations yesterday. but it's still early in the morning. here is something else that could affect delays and/or cancellations at sfo today, the airport does have one runway shut down for repairs. live here at sfo, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> okay, bob. thanks so much. >>> christina loren is here. bob is watching the flights. she's watching the skies for us. more rain, more umbrellas. >> if i were a betting woman, i would say they will have flight delays out of sfo. i wouldn't say that unless i really believed it because i'm the one that has to report those when they
wheel get a better sense around 6:00, 6:30 when the faa issues its daily ground delay program which basically outlines which of any flights will be delayed or canceled because of weather. >> what about weather, do you have any concerns about that? >> no, not really. >> your flight wasn't rescheduled from yesterday? >> no, no. i didn't even check the weather so i'm not sure what it's supposed to be there. hopefully it will be okay. >> reporter: yesterday at sfo,...